And here's an overview of the city, taken from King's Park. I just love the deep blue of the sky over Perth. You have to experience it yourself. It's an artist's light thing.
Monday, 26 January 2009
We Honour
From a memorial in Kings Park, Perth. The plaque is carved of river stone indigenous to the region. This is part of a memorial that overlooks the CBD and the Swan River basin. I especially enjoy the sentiment.
Harvey Internment Memorial Chapel
I was driving from Margaret River, which is an actual town, back north toward Perth. I took a side/back road rather than the main route north, namely, route 20. Along the way is a small-ish town called Harvey. Just a little way beyond the city, I saw a couple of stone buildings and a sign that said "Internment Camp Memorial." Mind you, I was driving around 80kph or so at the time. As soon as it was safe, I turned around and had a look. It was closed at the time, but here's what the net says:
"t the beginning of World War Two, Mussolini and Hitler joined forces and declared war on Great Britain and France. As a result all German and Italian migrants living in the allied countries were categorised as enemy aliens, and subsequently interned in camps. One of these camps was situated in Harvey with about 1,000 internees.
"One of the prisoners instigated the construction of an altar made of stone, depicting their Catholic faith. This shrine still stands today and was enclosed in a chapel in 1992. It is believed to be the only roadside shrine of its kind in Australia. Housed in the chapel are several sculptures and an "Australia Remembers" static display."
So it appears the Australians interned citizens during World War II. It's worth some more research to find out what happened to the internees afterward.
"t the beginning of World War Two, Mussolini and Hitler joined forces and declared war on Great Britain and France. As a result all German and Italian migrants living in the allied countries were categorised as enemy aliens, and subsequently interned in camps. One of these camps was situated in Harvey with about 1,000 internees.
"One of the prisoners instigated the construction of an altar made of stone, depicting their Catholic faith. This shrine still stands today and was enclosed in a chapel in 1992. It is believed to be the only roadside shrine of its kind in Australia. Housed in the chapel are several sculptures and an "Australia Remembers" static display."
So it appears the Australians interned citizens during World War II. It's worth some more research to find out what happened to the internees afterward.
Walk of Stars, Perth
Perth is so cool, it has a walk of stars on the main street, St. George's Terrace. It's so cool, in addition to celebrating senators and industrialists, they also celebrate musicians, like Eileen Joyce.
There's a lot to like about Perth
Sorry for leaving you all in the lurch with that last post. I'll return to that story in a little while.
But the latest update I have is the weekend I just spent in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is one of the capital cities, and is on the Indian Ocean. It's a fantastic city with so many great features. This is a photo of one of the distinctive pieces of architecture in the city. It's a bell tower, and it's right downtown on the water.
Perth is at the mouth of the Swan River. Swans are the symbol of the city, but I've also heard it called the Carillon City. The weather is warm, and there is a huge amount of money around. Lots of gold and aluminum, agriculture and shipping. Very beautiful, and they really like their parks and bikes.
More later, but I had a fantastic time, and I plan to go back. If you have a chance, stop by and spend a weekend or a week. And if you have time, do go to the Margaret River and visit the ridiculous number of wineries there.
But the latest update I have is the weekend I just spent in Perth, Western Australia. Perth is one of the capital cities, and is on the Indian Ocean. It's a fantastic city with so many great features. This is a photo of one of the distinctive pieces of architecture in the city. It's a bell tower, and it's right downtown on the water.
Perth is at the mouth of the Swan River. Swans are the symbol of the city, but I've also heard it called the Carillon City. The weather is warm, and there is a huge amount of money around. Lots of gold and aluminum, agriculture and shipping. Very beautiful, and they really like their parks and bikes.
More later, but I had a fantastic time, and I plan to go back. If you have a chance, stop by and spend a weekend or a week. And if you have time, do go to the Margaret River and visit the ridiculous number of wineries there.
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